单词 | klinotaxis |
释义 | > as lemmasklinoˈtaxis klinoˈtaxis n. Brit. /ˌklʌɪnə(ʊ)ˈtaksɪs/ , U.S. /ˌklaɪnəˈtæksəs/ [taxis n. 6] a taxis in which the movement is one of turning.ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > movement > movement in response to stimuli > [noun] > turning tropism1893 klinokinesis1937 klinotaxis1940 1940 G. S. Fraenkel & D. L. Gunn Orientation of Animals vi. 59 The kind of reaction in which these regular deviations are a necessary part of the orientation mechanism is here named klino-taxis. 1940 G. S. Fraenkel & D. L. Gunn Orientation of Animals vi. 75 Klino-taxis is an uncommon type of reaction to light. 1958 New Biol. 27 72 A fly larva with a single median eye moves away from a single source of light... The movement involves swinging from side to side; as the eye is illuminated from one side so the swing is away from that side... This swinging motion is a klinotaxis. 1970 R. A. Maier & B. M. Maier Compar. Animal Behavior v. 81 The first type [of taxis]—klinotaxis—involves a series of successive comparisons of the intensity of stimulation. < as lemmas |
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